First Peel ministry

Sir Robert Peel's first government succeeded the caretaker ministry of the Duke of Wellington. Peel was also Chancellor of the Exchequer while the Duke of Wellington served as Foreign Secretary. A young William Ewart Gladstone held office as a Junior Lord of the Treasury, his first governmental post in a ministerial career that would span for the next sixty years.

First Peel ministry
1834–1835
Sir Robert Peel
Date formed10 December 1834 (1834-12-10)
Date dissolved8 April 1835 (1835-04-08)
People and organisations
MonarchWilliam IV
Prime MinisterSir Robert Peel
Status in legislatureMinority
Opposition leaders
History
Outgoing election1835 general election
PredecessorWellington caretaker ministry
SuccessorSecond Melbourne ministry

The Peel ministry was a minority government, and relied on Whig support. However, this the Whigs felt disinclined to give, joining with the Irish radicals to defeat the Conservatives at every turn. After a reign of only four months, the government felt obliged to resign, whereupon the Whig leader Lord Melbourne formed his second government.

Cabinet

December 1834 – April 1835
OfficeNameTerm
First Lord of the Treasury
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Leader of the House of Commons		Sir Robert PeelDecember 1834 – April 1835
Lord ChancellorThe Lord LyndhurstDecember 1834 – April 1835
Lord President of the CouncilThe Earl of RosslynDecember 1834 – April 1835
Lord Privy SealThe Lord WharncliffeDecember 1834 – April 1835
Home SecretaryHenry GoulburnDecember 1834 – April 1835
Foreign Secretary
Leader of the House of Lords		The Duke of WellingtonDecember 1834 – April 1835
Secretary of State for War and the ColoniesThe Earl of AberdeenDecember 1834 – April 1835
First Lord of the AdmiraltyThe Earl de GreyDecember 1834 – April 1835
Master-General of the OrdnanceSir George MurrayDecember 1834 – April 1835
President of the Board of Trade
Master of the Mint		Alexander BaringDecember 1834 – April 1835
President of the Board of ControlThe Lord EllenboroughDecember 1834 – April 1835
Paymaster of the ForcesSir Edward KnatchbullDecember 1834 – April 1835
Secretary at WarJohn Charles HerriesDecember 1834 – April 1835

List of ministers

Members of the Cabinet are indicated by bold face.

Office Name Date
Prime Minister,
First Lord of the Treasury
and Leader of the House of Commons		 Sir Robert Peel 10 December 1834 – 8 April 1835
Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir Robert Peel 10 December 1834
Financial Secretary to the Treasury Sir Thomas Fremantle 20 December 1834
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury Sir George Clerk 19 December 1834
Junior Lords of the Treasury William Yates Peel 26 December 1834 – 8 April 1835
Earl of Lincoln 26 December 1834 – 8 April 1835
Viscount Stormont 26 December 1834 – 8 April 1835
Charles Ross 26 December 1834 – 8 April 1835
William Ewart Gladstone 26 December 1834 – 27 January 1835
John Iltyd Nicholl 14 March 1835 – 8 April 1835
Lord Chancellor The Lord Lyndhurst 21 November 1834
Lord President of the Council The Earl of Rosslyn 15 December 1834
Lord Privy Seal The Lord Wharncliffe 15 December 1834
Secretary of State for the Home Department Henry Goulburn 15 December 1834
Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department William Gregson 3 January 1835
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
and Leader of the House of Lords		 The Duke of Wellington 17 November 1834
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Viscount Mahon 17 December 1834
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies The Earl of Aberdeen 20 December 1834
Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies John Stuart-Wortley 20 December 1834
William Ewart Gladstone 27 January 1835
First Lord of the Admiralty The Earl de Grey 22 December 1834
First Secretary of the Admiralty George Robert Dawson 24 December 1834
Civil Lord of the Admiralty Lord Ashley 22 December 1834
President of the Board of Control The Lord Ellenborough 18 December 1834
Secretary of the Board of Control Winthrop Mackworth Praed[lower-alpha 1] 20 December 1834 – 8 April 1835
Sidney Herbert[lower-alpha 1] 8 January 1835 – 8 April 1835
Master-General of the Ordnance Sir George Murray 18 December 1834
Treasurer of the Ordnance Thomas Creevey Continued in office
Alexander Perceval 12 January 1835
Surveyor-General of the Ordnance Lord Edward Somerset 22 December 1834
Clerk of the Ordnance Sir Edward Owen 22 December 1834
Storekeeper of the Ordnance Francis Robert Bonham 22 December 1834
Paymaster of the Forces Sir Edward Knatchbull 23 December 1834
President of the Board of Trade Alexander Baring 15 December 1834
Vice-President of the Board of Trade Viscount Lowther 20 December 1834
Secretary at War J. C. Herries 16 December 1834
Chief Secretary for Ireland Sir Henry Hardinge 16 December 1834
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland The Earl of Haddington 1 January 1835
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Charles Williams-Wynn 26 December 1834
Master of the Mint Alexander Baring 23 December 1834
Treasurer of the Navy Viscount Lowther 22 December 1834
Postmaster-General The Lord Maryborough 23 December 1834
First Commissioner of Woods and Forests Lord Granville Somerset 23 December 1834
Attorney General Sir Frederick Pollock 17 December 1834
Solicitor General Sir William Webb Follett 20 December 1834
Judge Advocate General Sir John Beckett 18 December 1834
Lord Advocate Sir William Rae 19 December 1834
Solicitor General for Scotland Duncan McNeill 7 January 1835
Attorney General for Ireland vacant
Solicitor General for Ireland Edward Pennefather 27 January 1835
Lord Steward of the Household The Earl of Wilton 2 January 1835
Lord Chamberlain of the Household The Earl of Jersey 15 December 1834
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household Viscount Castlereagh 29 December 1834
Master of the Horse The Duke of Dorset 1 January 1835
Treasurer of the Household Sir William Henry Fremantle 27 May 1826 – Continued in office
Comptroller of the Household Henry Lowry-Corry 29 December 1834
Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms Viscount Hereford 29 December 1834
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard The Earl of Courtown 5 January 1835
Master of the Buckhounds The Earl of Chesterfield 30 December 1834
Notes
  1. Joint Secretaries from 8 January 1835.

References
  • C. Cook and B. Keith, British Historical Facts 1830–1900
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